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The Star of Bengal was ordered by shipping company J.P. Corry & Co., which was founded in Belfast and headquartered in London. [4] [11] At the time of her launch on January 3, 1874, [14] the Star of Bengal was the largest vessel in gross tonnage in service of J.P. Corry & Co. (in December 1874, she was surpassed by the 1,981 GT Star of Russia).
Bengal was launched in 1811 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage for the EIC, but was burnt on the inbound leg of her second voyage. EIC voyage #1 (1812-1813): Captain George Nicholls acquired a letter of marque on 25 January 1812. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 10 March 1812, bound for Madras and ...
The following is a list of ships that were built by Harland & Wolff, a heavy industrial company which specialises in shipbuilding and offshore construction, and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well as having had yards at Govan (1914–1963) and Greenock (1920–1928) in Scotland. The 1,600 ships are listed in order of the date of ...
In India Shipbuilding is an old sector where the various types of ship manufacturing currently. There are more than 700 Shipbuilders in India. There are more than 700 Shipbuilders in India. SS Jala Usha , the first modern steamship of free India, was launched from the slipway of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam on March 14, 1948 ...
Bengal reached Madras on 24 June and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 4 July. Homeward bound she was at Saugor on 17 September, Madras on 7 October, and Colombo on 10 November. She reached St Helena on 27 January 1803, [ 2 ] and left on 19 February together with some other Indiamen and under escort by HMS Romney . [ 5 ]
Bengal (1816 ship), of 300 or 304 tons , was launched at Salem, Massachusetts in 1816. [1] [a] Between 1821 and 1829 she appeared in Lloyd's Register as being owned in America, but sailing between Cowes and Batavia. Between 1832 and 1844 she made four voyages from Salem as a whaler.
This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Indian Ocean.The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Indian Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, including its marginal seas: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Great Australian Bight, the Mozambique Channel, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Strait of Malacca, and the Timor Sea
Active (1764 ship) Active (1800 ship) Adèle (1800 brig) Admiral Aplin (1802 EIC ship) Admiral Barrington (1781 ship) Admiral Gambier (1807 ship) Admiral Gardner (1797 EIC ship) HMS Agincourt (1796) Airly Castle (1787 EIC ship) HMS Albemarle (1779) Albion (1762 EIC ship) Albion (1787 EIC ship) Albion (1792 ship) Albion (1813 ship) Alexander ...